And to add to that, watching adults perform the task is much better preparation for adulthood than being forced to do something the adults are not willing to do

And to add to that, watching adults perform the task is much better preparation for adulthood than being forced to do something the adults are not willing to do themselves. As a teenager I got to see my father and two uncles kill, sanitize, and pluck one goose and two chickens that we had for a Thanksgiving dinner one year. It was rather interesting, and it gave me more appreciation and insight into each of them as individuals (the men not the birds).